I have know idea what to buy!

So I'm a FTM (first time mom) and I'm trying to get prepared and everything but every time I look at baby stuff I get so overwhelmed! We literally have not bought one single baby item! I know NOTHING about babies :/ and trying to research is just a headache because there is sooooo much conflicting information. I'm a student and about to start finals week so I was planning on getting everything done over the Christmas break but geez I just don't know! Anyone else have this problem?

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It's not that I don't know what to buy, we just haven't bought anything. DF (dear fiancee) wants to wait until after our baby shower to buy stuff, which sounds like a good idea, but I as well feel unprepared.

I am a FTM (first time mom) too. I registered at Babies R Us and on their site they have a list you can use to see what you need to have. Also Lucie's List...she has a good list to help youfigure out what's needed. Do you have any friends with kids who can go shopping with you??

Check babies r us and Amazon for a checklist. Not everything is required but it'll help give you ideas. Monitor, diapers, bottles or boob, clothes, mittens, socks, blankets, bibs, some type of crib or playpen, etc.

You don't actually need a lot for a baby...all the registries have suggestions, but some of the stuff is superfluous.

In general you need...- clothes and blankets - a few newborn size, but mostly 0-3 months- diapers and wipes - don't buy too many of one kind at first, because the best diaper will depend on your babie (my son's pee leaked out the BACK of Huggies diapers...no idea how that one happens)- car seat- somewhere for the baby to sleep - many people have the baby in a bassinet in their room for the first few months - bedding for whichever choice you make is a good idea- a way to feed the baby - if you plan on breastfeeding, you don't have to make any extra purchases, and most hospitals give away formula, so you'll likely be fine to get started either way

Everything else is entirely based on preference. We had very little past that list at first, and simply added other things as we saw the need. We saved a TON of money that way.The only other two things that I spent considerable money on were the stroller and carrier, but both of those were mostly situation based.

I didnt buy anything until the day before i was induced, 5 days after my due date. We had so much stuff from the baby shower. With a registry, start with the store's suggestions, then ask family and friends on how to modify it. Just research the safety stuff. Not everything has to be analyzed. Some things can just be "cute". We still didn't buy some things until after baby was born. Some items are learn as you go. GL

That was it and it was more then enough! Of course after that we had a shower & got strollers, carriers, bouncy seats, & a bunch of other stuff. But I was so happy I had planned to have the essentials by like 32 weeks.

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